PSU Basketball Players named to Little East Conference Honor Roll

Jan 30, 2006

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Two members of the Plymouth
State University basketball teams were honored Monday with
selection to the Little East Conference Weekly Honor Roll for their
performances in several Panther games last week.

Junior forward Mike Walcek (Dover, N.H.) and
sophomore guard Meghan MacDonald (Salem, N.H.)
earned weekly recognition Monday, the second such honor of the
season for both individuals. Walcek led the Panther men to one win
in three outings, while MacDonald was a key figure for the PSU
women winning two times in three tries.

A 6'4" forward, Walcek averaged 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in
PSU's 1-2 week, shooting 50 percent from the field (15-of-30) and
53.8 percent from three-point range (7-of-13). He scored 14 points
in an LEC loss Tuesday at Keene State, and added a team-high 18
points in a conference loss Saturday to Rhode Island College.
Walcek has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games and
16 of 19 games this season.

Walcek ranks eighth in the league in scoring (14.7 points per
game) and 14th in rebounding (5.5 per game). He is also fifth in
the LEC in overall field goal percentage (51.9), three-point field
goal percentage (45.8) and free throw percentage (77.8).

A 5'2" guard, MacDonald averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.7
rebounds, and 2.7 steals in PSU's 2-1 week. She shot 48.3 percent
from the field (14-of-29) and 44.4 percent from the three-point
line (4-of-9), while recording 15 assists and only seven turnovers
in 81 minutes. MacDonald had 12 points, five assists and three
steals in a loss on Tuesday to Keene State, and led PSU with 17
points Saturday in an overtime win against RIC. She converted
crucial free throws against RIC both at the end of regulation and
overtime to help seal the win for the Panthers.

MacDonald, who ranks 19th in the conference in scoring (9.0
points per game), is fourth in both assists (3.8 per game) and
steals (2.1 per game). She is also second in the LEC in three-point
field goal percentage (42.9), converting an average of one a game.

The Panther men, 13-6 overall and 5-4 in LEC play, return to
action Thursday with a non-conference game at Bates (7:00 p.m.).
The Panther women, 8-10 overall and 4-5 in LEC games, visit Newbury
College Tuesday for a non-conference match-up (5:00 p.m.)